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J.H.HUNT

VALVE STEM ARRANGEMEN'IVFOR VEHICLE WHEELS Filed Sept. 14, 1926 FIG-2 y JHARQLD HUNT BY l j '4,

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,farm from y il t? rr "il il. HAROLD HUNT, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TG B'UDD VJHEEL CLEPANS, O2? i i ?HLADELPHA, PENNSYLVANIA, CORPORATION OF EENNSYLVMYX.

VALVE-STEM ARBkNGEMENT FR "VEHICLE WHEEL implication filed September yl`his invention relatos to vehicle Wheels; and has particular reference to thatportion ot u, dise'ivheel structure wherein tho tire vulve stein emerges.

rlie primary obje@ ot tho presont invention is to provide u purtiouiurliy simple und efloctrve arrangement for bringing the volvo -stom through the tire rim anrl (hse flange so that the tiro may ho easily uml `qui zlrly mounted or dernounted Without danger olfont as the description proceeds.

1n the drawing accompanying und forming part of this application:

Fig. l' is n fragmentary vertioul seotlonoi View through o Wheel constructed in accordance with my invention und:

Fig. 2 isI a :fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 2-*2 of Fig. Il.

in constructing u; whool in accor-humo with my invention, i provide n (lise l `which may ho secured in any Suitable manner to a hubA indicated at 2 us by means of studs 3 und nuts 4i. rihe outer peripheraledge portion of the disc is langoti over as at 5 to 'forno u sont 'for u tire rim G which may he fastened thereto iny tiny approvati manner7 not shown.

ln order to accommodatethe vuive stem ot u tiro mounted on the rim 6, I pertoruto tho rim to tlelino u transverse elongated uporture 7 Whirh extends from u point substantiallyzniclwuy of the rim to a point nrijucent to but spaced from un edge thereof. The Width of this aperture muy he slightly greater than the diameter of tho valve stern to he insortel'lf thorotlnough, ns Clearly shown in Fig. Q. Ii he liiso lnngo Liirortiy honoutli the apor- -ture '7 is omhos'soti inwardly to rlotine u transvorselv elatontling trough shopmi, sont S lor 3.926. Serial. No. 135,3.

the vulve stom. rihis Seat preferably 'exto/nils 'the disc? uml-ut this point, the sont is aile-V fleotooi over es at i() to avoid shern Corriere which might injure the volvo sono 'liho vulve stern as shown in .Fig l is formeti with e 'vertical portion l2 that connects in usual or any approved manner with, the in nor tubo, :t horizontei portion 13 thon en gages seat 8, und an inworril entening ooimn tion 14 that receives o, suitogle lo, i

The tire is mounted on tho rim lojr first inserting tho outer eind .of the voive sioni through slot 7 und into aperture 9, whoreupon the vulve stem will sont in tho trough 8 us the tiro is mounted on the rim in the usual niftnner.

By performing tho rim as tiescrihed above, the edge thereof remains unbroken and thin. greatly adds to the strongth thereof. Fun thernioreu the transverse sont 8 is formed. in, the dise flange only instead oi" both the ri i ond disc hongo, and hence the danger I" ornmtion of the wheel duringl this enihossingr operation is reduced to u minimum.

iWhat riesire to claim os new :un useifui by Letters Potent. iss;

. A Wheel comprising e disc thing-'afi otits peripheral portion to donne o sont. o, rim supported by sti-irl seat, said rino having o valve stom aperture extending rmlinlly therethrough, und s. volvo stem sont lorn'ieri in the hanged portion of sind disc beneath said aperture.

2. A Wheel comprising o dise iongefl ai: its peripheral, portion to define a sont, u transversely disposed depression'formed iu Suid sont adoptec to receive u vuive stem, :unl a tire rim s pported hy said sont :nui having an aperthre lying' wholly within sohl rim und disposed over suill depression.

S. A whool comprising n dise iiungefi' ut its peripherui portion to rloline o sont und hnvlng' or volvo stem aperture oeljncentsuiii sont, smid sont being enihosoori inworrily wto flotiue o volvo stem receiving depression that intersects Suid mire stein apertura sind tire rim supportati hy seid sont und having nu uporturo disposed over said depression.

1L ,it wheel comprising a u1u:- lungot it zc @ai-ige Gf S-. depression adjfcen; .said apela 

